This is a list of records and statistics of the Copa América, including everything from when it was called the South American Football Championship (1916–1975).
Performance by country
Cumulative top four results for both South American Championships and Copa América.
- *=hosts
- ^=invitees
Consecutive championships
Teams that have won the Copa América (formerly South American Championships) consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles).
| Team | Two championships | Three championships |
|---|---|---|
Argentina
|
5 times ( 1927– 1929, 1945– 1946, 1946– 1947, 1957– 1959 (ARG), 1991– 1993) | 1 time ( 1945– 1947) |
Uruguay
|
3 times ( 1916– 1917, 1923– 1924, 1983– 1987) | — |
Brazil
|
2 times ( 1997– 1999, 2004– 2007) | — |
Chile
|
1 time ( 2015– 2016) | — |
- Italics indicate tournament hosts
Debut of national teams
| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
| 1916 |
Argentina, 
Brazil,
Chile,
Uruguay
|
4 | 4 | |
| 1917 – 1920 | None | 0 | 4 | |
| 1921 | 
Paraguay
|
1 | 5 | |
| 1922 – 1925 | None | 0 | 5 | |
| 1926 | 
Bolivia
|
1 | 6 | |
| 1927 | 
Peru
|
1 | 7 | |
| 1929 – 1937 | None | 0 | 7 | |
| 1939 | 
Ecuador
|
1 | 8 | |
| 1939 – 1942 | None | 0 | 8 | |
| 1945 | 
Colombia
|
1 | 9 | |
| 1946 – 1963 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 1967 | 
Venezuela
|
1 | 10 | |
| 1975 – 1991 | None | 0 | 10 | |
| 1993 | 
Mexico, 
United States
|
2 | 12 | |
| 1995 | None | 0 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 
Costa Rica
|
1 | 13 | |
| 1999 | 
Japan
|
1 | 14 | |
| 2001 | 
Honduras
|
1 | 15 | |
| 2004 – 2011 | None | 0 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 
Jamaica
|
1 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 
Haiti, 
Panama
|
2 | 18 | |
| 2019 | 
Qatar
|
1 | 19 | |
| 2021 | None | 0 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 
Canada
|
1 | 20 | |
Overall team records
- As of 2021 Copa América
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. [1]
| Rank | Team | Part. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argentina
|
43 | 202 | 128 | 41 | 33 | 474 | 182 | +292 | 425 |
| 2 |
Uruguay
|
45 | 206 | 114 | 36 | 56 | 410 | 222 | +188 | 374 |
| 3 |
Brazil
|
37 | 191 | 108 | 38 | 45 | 430 | 204 | +226 | 362 |
| 4 |
Paraguay
|
38 | 177 | 64 | 43 | 70 | 264 | 303 | −39 | 235 |
| 5 |
Chile
|
40 | 188 | 67 | 33 | 88 | 291 | 321 | −30 | 234 |
| 6 |
Peru
|
33 | 161 | 58 | 39 | 64 | 231 | 255 | −24 | 213 |
| 7 |
Colombia
|
23 | 124 | 47 | 28 | 49 | 142 | 191 | −49 | 169 |
| 8 |
Bolivia
|
28 | 119 | 20 | 26 | 73 | 108 | 298 | −190 | 86 |
| 9 |
Ecuador
|
29 | 126 | 16 | 26 | 84 | 134 | 327 | −193 | 74 |
| 10 |
Mexico
|
10 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 70 |
| 11 |
Venezuela
|
19 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 52 | 180 | −128 | 41 |
| 12 |
Costa Rica
|
5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 18 |
| 13 |
United States
|
4 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 17 |
| 14 |
Honduras
|
1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 15 |
Panama
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 16 |
Japan
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
| 17 |
Qatar
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 18 |
Jamaica
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 19 |
Haiti
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Medal table
No third place match was played in 1975, 1979 and 1983.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argentina | 15 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 |
Uruguay | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 |
Brazil | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 |
Paraguay | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 |
Chile | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 |
Peru | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 |
Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
Mexico | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |
Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 47 | 47 | 50 | 144 | |
General statistics by tournament
Note: Carlos Valderrama (1987) was the first player to officially win the best player of the tournament award.
Hosts
| Year | Hosting team | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 |
Argentina
|
Runners-up |
| 1917 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1919 |
Brazil
|
Champions |
| 1920 |
Chile
|
Fourth place |
| 1921 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1922 |
Brazil
|
Champions |
| 1923 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1924 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1925 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1926 |
Chile
|
Third place |
| 1927 |
Peru
|
Third place |
| 1929 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1935 |
Peru
|
Third place |
| 1937 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1939 |
Peru
|
Champions |
| 1941 |
Chile
|
Third place |
| 1942 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1945 |
Chile
|
Third place |
| 1946 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1947 |
Ecuador
|
Sixth place |
| 1949 |
Brazil
|
Champions |
| 1953 |
Peru
|
Fifth place |
| 1955 |
Chile
|
Runners-up |
| 1956 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1957 |
Peru
|
Fourth place |
| 1959 |
Argentina
|
Champions |
| 1959 |
Ecuador
|
Fourth place |
| 1963 |
Bolivia
|
Champions |
| 1967 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1987 |
Argentina
|
Fourth place |
| 1989 |
Brazil
|
Champions |
| 1991 |
Chile
|
Third place |
| 1993 |
Ecuador
|
Fourth place |
| 1995 |
Uruguay
|
Champions |
| 1997 |
Bolivia
|
Runners-up |
| 1999 |
Paraguay
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2001 |
Colombia
|
Champions |
| 2004 |
Peru
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2007 |
Venezuela
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2011 |
Argentina
|
Quarter-finals |
| 2015 |
Chile
|
Champions |
| 2016 |
United States
|
Fourth place |
| 2019 |
Brazil
|
Champions |
| 2021 |
Brazil
|
Runners-up |
| 2024 |
United States
|
TBD |
Coaches with most games
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) managed | Games | Tournaments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Stábile |
|
|
44 | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957 | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957. |
| 2 | Luis Tirado |
|
|
35 | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956 | Runner-up in 1955 and 1956. |
| 3 | Manuel Fleitas Solich |
|
|
33 | 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953 | Champion in 1953. |
| Óscar Tabárez |
|
|
1989, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Champion in 2011. | ||
| 5 | Francisco Maturana |
|
|
27 | 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001 | Champion in 2001. |
| 6 | Hernán Darío Gómez |
|
|
26 | 1995, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2019 | |
| 7 | Alfio Basile |
|
|
19 | 1991, 1993, 2007 | Champion in 1991 and 1993. |
| Flávio Costa |
|
|
1945, 1946, 1949 | Champion in 1949. | ||
| Ricardo Gareca |
|
|
2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | Runner-up in 2019. | ||
| 10 | Carlos Alberto Parreira |
|
|
17 | 1983, 1993, 2004 | Champion in 2004. |
Titles by coach
| Rank | Coach | Nationality | Team(s) managed | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Stábile |
|
|
6 | Champion in 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955 and 1957 (Runner-up in 1942). |
| 2 | Alfio Basile |
|
|
2 | 1991 and 1993 (Runner-up in 2007). |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Corazzo |
|
|
2 | 1959 and 1967. |
| 2 | Ernesto Fígoli |
|
|
2 | 1920 and 1926. |
Teams
Overall
- Most Copa América appearances: 45,
Uruguay
- For a detailed list, see Copa América participations
- Most championships: 15,
Argentina,
Uruguay
- Most appearances in a Copa América final: 29,
Argentina
- Most appearances in Copa América semi-finals: 36,
Argentina
- For a detailed list of top four appearances, see Copa América results
- Most matches played: 206,
Uruguay
- Fewest matches played: 3,
Haiti,
Panama,
Qatar
- Most wins: 124,
Argentina
- Most losses: 87,
Chile
- Most draws: 41,
Paraguay
- Team with the most goals scored in a single match:
Argentina 12-0
Ecuador
- Most goals scored: 465,
Argentina
- Most goals conceded: 323,
Ecuador
- Fewest goals scored: 0,
Jamaica
- Fewest goals conceded: 5,
Honduras,
Qatar
- Highest average of goals scored per match: 2.35,
Argentina
- Lowest average of goals conceded per match: 0.83,
Honduras
In one tournament
- Most wins: 7,
Brazil (
1949)
- Most goals scored: 46,
Brazil (
1949)
- Fewest goals conceded: 0,
Colombia (
2001)
- Most goals conceded: 34
- Most minutes without conceding a goal: 1,009
Streaks
- Most consecutive championships: 3,
Argentina
1945,
1946,
1947
- Most consecutive final matches: 7,
Argentina
1923–
1937
- Most consecutive runners-up:
Individual
Goals scored
Matches played
| Rank | Player | Country | Matches | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Livingstone |
Chile |
34 | 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953 |
| Lionel Messi |
Argentina |
2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||
| 3 | Zizinho |
Brazil |
33 | 1942, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957 |
| 4 | Víctor Ugarte |
Bolivia |
30 | 1947, 1949, 1953, 1959 (ARG) |
| 5 | Máximo Mosquera |
Peru |
28 | 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 6 | Leonel Álvarez |
Colombia |
27 | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| Carlos Valderrama |
Colombia |
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 | ||
| Gary Medel |
Chile |
2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 | ||
| 9 | Javier Mascherano |
Argentina |
26 | 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
| 10 | Félix Castillo |
Peru |
25 | 1947, 1949, 1955, 1956 |
| Claudio Taffarel |
Brazil |
1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 | ||
| Álex Aguinaga |
Ecuador |
1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004 | ||
| Claudio Bravo |
Chile |
2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021 | ||
| Paolo Guerrero |
Peru |
2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019 |
Titles by player
Individual records
- Most goals scored in a single tournament: 9 –
Jair (
1949),
Humberto Maschio (
1957) and
Javier Ambrois (
1957)
- Most goals scored in a single match by a player: 5 –
Héctor Scarone (
1926),
Juan Marvezzi (
1941),
José Manuel Moreno (
1942) and
Evaristo (
1957)
- Most overall assists provided: 17 –
Lionel Messi (2007–2021)
[10]
- Most assists provided in a single tournament: 5 –
Lionel Messi (
2021)
[10]
[11]
- Fastest goal scored: after 50 seconds –
Darío Franco v. Brazil (
1991)
[12]
[13]
- Fastest hat-trick: after 10 minutes –
José Manuel Moreno (1942)
- Most overall matches played: 34 –
Sergio Livingstone (1941–1949),
Lionel Messi (2007–2021)
[14]
List of penalty shoot-outs
- Most shoot-outs won: 5 –
Brazil (1995, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019)
- Most shoot-outs lost: 6
-
Uruguay (1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021)
- Most shoot-outs played: 10
-
Uruguay (1993, 1995, 1999, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2021)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Winning % | Years won | Years lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brazil |
9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | 1995, 2004 (2), 2007, 2019 | 1993, 1995, 2011, 2015 |
|
Uruguay |
10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | 1995, 1999 (2), 2011 | 1993, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2019, 2021 |
|
Argentina |
9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | 1993 (2), 2015, 2021 | 1995, 2004, 2011, 2015, 2016 |
|
Colombia |
8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 1993, 1995, 2016, 2021 | 1993, 2015, 2019, 2021 |
|
Paraguay |
7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | 2011 (2), 2015 | 1995, 1999, 2019, 2021 |
|
Chile |
4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2015, 2016, 2019 | 1999 |
|
Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1997, 1999 | 1995 |
|
Peru |
4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2019, 2021 | 1999, 2016 |
|
Honduras |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2001 | – |
|
United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1995 | – |
|
Ecuador |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 1997 |
|
Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | – | 2011 |
Championship year in bold
By chronological order
References and footnotes
References
- ^ "Ranking da Copa América 1916 - 2021". campeoesdofutebol.com (in Spanish). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Copa América Best Players, RSSSF.com
- ^ "Almanaque Copa MessiAmérica". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Paolo Guerrero ya es uno de los cinco grandes goleadores del torneo". copaamerica.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Southamerican Championship 1926".
- ^ a b c d e "Southamerican Championship 1927".
- ^ a b c d e "Southamerican Championship 1929".
- ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1935".
- ^ a b "Southamerican Championship 1937".
- ^ a b "Copa America: Records broken by Lionel Messi so far". Telegraph India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "As Argentina faces Brazil, what records could Lionel Messi break in Copa America final?". The Nation. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Cristian Romero anoto el segundo gol mas rapido de Argentina en las Eliminatorias". 8 June 2021.
- ^ "1991.07.17 Argentina 3 - Brasil 2 (Partido Completo 60fps - Copa América Chile 1991) | Full Match | 3 May 2023". YouTube. Jwasc92Futbol.
- ^ "Copa America 2021: All the records that Lionel Messi can break in the final against Brazil". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Footnotes
- ^ The outcome of the penalty after which the shoot-out ended. This column lists either the winning goalscorer, the player who missed the last penalty (if this was off target), or the player who took the last penalty and the goalkeeper who saved it
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Finals | |
| Squads | |
| Qualification | |
| Related topics | |
